Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-02

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 The facts brought forth at the hearing Monday evening concerning the Housatonic Valley railroad company's offer have added to the favor with which that offer was al ready looked upon by the taxpayers. The plan seems calculated to be of great benefit to New Haven if carried out.
 A great deal of harm is undoubtedly done by swindling advertisers who tell women they can get rich by doing "work at home. " The Women's Industrial and Educational union of Boston has received nearly 2,000 letters of inquiry in response to the warning sent out by the union, offering to investigate and report upon these frauds.
 It has often been said that large quanti- ties of American wine come back from Europe to sell as the imported article. But this theory is complety upset by the figures which show that we sent last year only 2, 800 gallons to England, 1000 to Germany and between 300 and 400 to France and Belgi- um, in all less than 1000 gallons to Europe.
 Mr. Gladstone is not Socialist. I observe, said he in his recent article upon Tennyson, that in the sphere, of the state the business of the last half f-century has been in the main process or setting free the individual man that he may work out his vocation without wanton hindrance, as his Maker will have him do. If instead of this gove rnment is te work out his vocation for him, I for one am not sanguine as to the result.
 Merry England has not been merry in 6 business way for a long time, but the London correspondent of the Financial Chronicle sees that signs of impro wing trade in the United Kingdom are multiplying notwith standing the recent war scare, the continued tension between Continental na tions and the hurrying forward of military preparations The volume of export business is unques tionably expanding. A sa tisfactory feature from commercial point of view is the en- couraging increase in the goods traffic of the leading English roads which is backed up by reports of growing activity in the iron and steel industries.
 The talk about Mrs. Druse has had a queer effect on some people. The Elmira Tidings prints letter from, 8 Mrs. Sallie Neureschwander. of Huntington, Pennsyl- vauia, in which she says: I am a married woman, and wish to heaven I had the same courage that Mrs. Druse had, and I would rid the world of another monster in sheep's clothing. The idea of some lovesiok women who have written to you saying, "Hang her, oh, hang herl" Such cranks are too soft to 1 live. If were only single once more, and if God would part the clouds and say, "Here is partner in life for you, would reply by saying, ''Take him back; he is only q man. 2 Men, indeed, they all deserve to be burned alive. They are very sweet till once they get woman, and then they think it their bounden duty to taunt the life out of herr The great fight between the beer brewers | of New York and the liquor dealers is inter esting, and is likely to be more so. The brewers association has worked well for it' members. They have divided the busi
 ness among themselves, and the dealers ar, only allowed to buy bear of the brewer wht practically owns their trade. The dealer
 complain that under this plan each brewe
 relies for his custom upon the pool, and no upon the excellence of his beer, and that al
 benefit of competition is lost because the in
 different brewer, being sure of the bushes
 of his list, allows his beer to deteriorate an'
 cares little for the opinion of the dealers, wh must buy of him or go without beer alto